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Vertical Farming: The Only Way Is Up?
Agronomy, 2021 Vertical farming is on its way to becoming an addition to conventional agricultural practices, improving sustainable food production for the growing world population under increasing climate stress. While the early development of vertical farming systems
Thijs Van Gerrewey +2 more
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Heliyon, 2023 Indoor vertical farming using artificial light has gained popularity as one solution to food problems. However, prior studies have shown that some consumers have a negative impression that crops are grown in an artificial environment.
Yuki Yano +3 more
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World Science, 2020 The urbanized population is increasing year by year, leaving fewer and fewer inhabitants in the province. This inevitably leads to increased energy and resource consumption, leading to environmental problems. All this, combined with climate change, calls for a more holistic approach to the provision of raw materials and resources in future cities, both
Veselin Rangelov, Daniela Staykova
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Vertical Farming: An Assessment of Singapore City
eTropic: electronic journal of studies in the tropics, 2020 Urban planners, government leaders, and the farming community have noted the important role cities play in producing their own food to manage higher levels of domestic demand, food insecurity, environmental concerns and affordability.
Jacob Wood, Caroline Wong, Swathi Paturi
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Design and Simulations of a Self-Assembling Autonomous Vertical Farm for Urban Farming
Agriculture, 2022 Vertical farming has been proposed as a solution for diminishing arable land as it significantly reduces the footprint of farming. Most contemporary solutions use a low level of automation; however, automation of vertical farming is currently attracting ...
Bhanu Watawana, Mats Isaksson
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Assessing the Feasibility of Vertical Farming as a Sustainable Solution to Food Production [PDF]
SHS Web of ConferencesThe current global food production system faces significant challenges, including limited land availability, fluctuating temperatures, and inefficient supply chains.
Al-Farouni Mohammed +2 more
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The Transformative Environmental Effects Large-Scale Indoor Farming May Have On Air, Water, and Soil
Air, Soil and Water Research, 2021 This article identifies the potential environmental effects large-scale indoor farming may have on air, water, and soil. We begin with an overview of what indoor farming is with a focus on greenhouses and indoor vertical farms (eg, plant factories). Next,
Eric W. Stein
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Acta Agriculturae Slovenica, 2022 This study evaluated the effectiveness of open vertical farming in increasing tomato yield and also recruiting the presence of ecological service providers in the control of whiteflies.
Suleiman MUSTAPHA +6 more
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VERTICAL FARMING IN URBAN AGRICULTURE: OPPORTUNITIES, CHALLENGES, AND FUTURE DIRECTIONS [PDF]
Big Data in AgricultureVertical farming has turned out to be one of the modern and innovative methods of developing urban agriculture to meet necessities such as food security, sustainability, and effective use of resources as the world is increasingly turning into urban ...
Lalendra Gurung +4 more
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Horticulturae, 2023 Smart farming using technology-monitored controlled environment agriculture (CEA) has recently evolved to optimize crop growth while minimizing land use and environmental impacts, especially for climate-threatened regions.
Jae Hyeon Ryu +2 more
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